Brama Zielona
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Ready-made walk · Gdańsk

Along the Motława

8 stops · ~2 hr 45 min · 1.8 km

Maritime Life

Walk the riverfront through the places where trade, navigation, industry, and public life meet. Bridges, museum vessels, waterfront gates, and converted industrial buildings show Gdańsk’s enduring relationship with water.

The stops, in walking order

  1. Brama Zielona
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    Stop 1: Brama Zielona

    ~3 min here

    Known in English as the Green Gate, this is Brama Zielona, a historic building in Gdańsk.

  2. Most Zielony
    iPolska Zielona Sieć from Kraków, Poland (CC BY 2.0)

    Stop 2: Most Zielony

    ~3 min here

    Most Zielony is a pedestrian bridge over the Motława, linking Główne Miasto with Wyspa Spichrzów.

  3. Most Stągiewny
    iPaweł 'pbm' Szubert (talk) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Stop 3: Most Stągiewny

    ~3 min here

    Most Stągiewny is the bridge across the Nowa Motława, linking Granary Island with Długie Ogrody.

  4. Most Kamieniarski
    iArtur Andrzej (CC0)

    Stop 4: Most Kamieniarski

    ~3 min here

    Most Kamieniarski links Ołowianka Island with Szafarnia Street across the Stępka Canal.

  5. SS Sołdek
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    Stop 5: SS Sołdek

    ~1 hr here

    SS Sołdek is a museum ship: a Polish steam-powered freighter made to carry coal and ore.

  6. Polska Filharmonia Bałtycka im. Fryderyka Chopina
    iPiotr 47 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Stop 6: Polska Filharmonia Bałtycka im. Fryderyka Chopina

    ~3 min here

    This is the Polish Baltic F. Chopin Philharmonic, a concert venue created inside a former power station on Ołowianka.

  7. Ośrodek Kultury Morskiej
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    Stop 7: Ośrodek Kultury Morskiej

    ~1 hr here

    At the entrance, you have reached Ośrodek Kultury Morskiej, a museum in Gdańsk.

  8. Brama Żuraw
    iMarek Mróz (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Stop 8: Brama Żuraw

    ~3 min here

    Brama Żuraw is the monumental crane-gate beside the Motława, where Szeroka Street reaches the waterfront.

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